Suture thread

Abstract

A suture thread is used to perform suturing without tying part of or the whole of knots that are supposed to be tied during suturing. A suture thread support body prevents an end of the suture thread from being pulled into a suturing site. A needle accommodation body has a shape of a tube having a through-hole through both ends. The suture thread has the suture thread support body and the needle accommodation body.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a suture thread used for a surgical operation and a suturing method using the suture thread, and more particularly, to a suture thread that does not require a knotting procedure during a suture operation, a method of manufacturing the suture thread, and a suturing method using the suture thread.BACKGROUND ART[0002]In a suturing process performed for various surgical operation such as suturing of damaged muscles, blood vessels, nerves, injuries, or surgical cuts, double eyelid surgery, wrinkles plastic surgery, etc. a time-consuming, annoying, and very important work greatly affecting a result of surgery is a process of tying a knot to prevent the release of a suture thread after suturing a suturing site. During a suturing process, a knot is provided to prevent the release of a suture at a start portion and an ending portion of a suture or at a middle portion if necessary.[0003]Since to shorten an operation time and complete an op...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a suture thread that can be easily used without tying a knot, resulting in a firm knot and reduced suture time. The suture thread includes a support body and / or needle accommodation body, which allows for stable suture operation even without experience. The suture thread can be quickly and accurately performed even in small areas using only one tool. Additionally, the suture thread and its components can be absorbed by a living body, eliminating the need for removal after an operation.

Problems solved by technology

In a suturing process performed for various surgical operation such as suturing of damaged muscles, blood vessels, nerves, injuries, or surgical cuts, double eyelid surgery, wrinkles plastic surgery, etc. a time-consuming, annoying, and very important work greatly affecting a result of surgery is a process of tying a knot to prevent the release of a suture thread after suturing a suturing site.

However, it is not easy to quickly tie a knot at a distance by using tools to bond a suturing site in a body during an operation using a laparoscope, an endoscope, or an arthroscope, for example.

However, a surgical robot such as a Davinci robot system that may facilitate suturing and knotting in an endoscope operation is very expensive and requires a large installation space, which discourages a wide use thereof.

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